21 days ago
  • LevelMid Level
  • ProfessionsMerchandiser, Planner, Brand Manager
  • TypeFull Time
  • LocationLondon, United Kingdom

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Description

A BIT ABOUT THE ROLE
Plan and deliver profitable, customer focused ranges. Provide the recommendations for the right stock at the right time with the right style and options for the customer. Lead, coach, and mentor your team.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Create and develop the product planning strategy for the department
  • Create, Inform, and influence the range framework to support with achieving margin targets
  • Collate and analyse data to identify trends, opportunities, and risks to plan the range architecture
  • Review size analysis
  • Ensure range appeal across all markets through attribute and pricing architecture
  • Optimise/Plan/Build range size and newness phasing always considering "think customer first"
  • Lead and present financial KPI's, Demand phasing and OTB spend.
  • Collaboratively present buy quantities supported with ROS and hind sighting validation
  • With PD Sign off/Plan/review/handover buy quantities core and fabric production forecasts
  • Lead and present trade weekly
  • Lead trade and optimise sales with agility, identifying risks and opportunities
  • Identify daily/weekly/monthly sales, stock and BTA risks and opportunities
  • Proactively manage stock risks & opportunities
  • WSSI management including monthly reforecasting
  • Markdown management including markdown proposals
  • Terminal Stock management; seek best routes to clear internal & external
THE EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
  • Passionate about a career in merchandising
  • Experience as a Junior Merchandiser
  • Experience in proactively managing workload, prioritising, and delegating
  • Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office skills
  • Highly analytical with attention to detail
  • Experience of being part of a team and working in a busy environment
  • Experience of working cross functionally
A BIT ABOUT YOU:
  • Customer and Brand focus
  • Clear communication and presentation skills
  • Good problem-solving skills, confidence to make own decisions and take responsibility for them
  • Great time management
  • Ability to multitask
  • Ability to work independently and cross functionally
  • Confidence to challenge
PREFERRED LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE:
  • Lead by example to all direct line reports and junior members across MP.
  • Coach and mentor direct line reports and provide support to other junior members across the MP teams
  • Manage/expectations communicate upwards
  • Manage under performance within the framework of the business performance review process
We want Boden to be the place everyone wants to work. Friendly and open, understanding and supportive. A best-of-British company with diverse teams, equal opportunities, and fair working and recruitment practices. We believe in hiring the best person for the job whoever they are, helping them thrive in it and celebrating their individuality.
We would like to encourage people from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply for our roles. If you need any reasonable adjustments or additional support during your application process, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Skills Required

  • Merchandising
  • Time Management
  • Communication Skills

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